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Letter writer Rex Allen voted for Trump because Democrats take cash from big labor and special interests.

C Change

The No on C side conducted a campaign of disinformation that intentionally created confusion (“CSaw,” July 18). I was polled three times over the course of several months prior to the election, and had one paid campaigner come to my door after that. The first poll surveyed what issues people in Napa County did and did not like. Then the No on C folks claimed in their advertising that Measure C would cause all the things the poll covered that people didn't like.

They also claimed that they were in support of sustainable agriculture, which, of course, people like me, who they surveyed that first time around, favored. Overuse of our water and the loss of significant watershed habitat does not, however, help sustain agriculture over the long haul.

The next two polls were pushpolls designed to tilt people into opposition of Measure C, again by spreading disinformation based on what people did and didn’t like in the first poll.

It was the worst form of propaganda, pure and simple, paid for by moneyed interests.

—Karen Lynn Ingalls Calistoga

SmallWonder

Thanks to writer Esther Riley (Letters, July 18) for exposing entrenched Democrat incumbents who for decades have been taking not only corporate but big labor and other special interest cash, while publicly decrying this to their loyal but duped voters. They’re typical deep state politicians who speak out of both sides of their mouths. No wonder millions of moderates like me voted for Trump and Republicans.

—Rex Allen San Rafael

State of Disunion

Heading to November with a severely polarized country that is nowhere near uniting or agreeing on anything, it seems to me that those who have the most to gain from this division are bombastic political pundits who know exactly how easy it is to push emotional buttons. One wonders if the term “bipartisanship” is forever lost and a thing of the past.

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What pizza company’s logo is a cartoon character wearing a toga and sandals?

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Newly born babies of what animal are six feet tall and weigh almost 200 pounds?

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What are the two official languages on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus?

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actors, two of them sharing a name, starred in the 1985 film Three Amigos?

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When druggist John Pemberton invented this beverage in Columbus, Ga., in 1886, he called it “Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage.” What do we call it now?

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Which Italian fashion designer, known today for his clean, tailored lines, set an industry record in 1999 when he earned $135 million, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer of red-carpet fashions?

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of the Baseball Hall of Fame whose last name begin with ‘M’?

10. What single word does each of these word groups have in common? a. Dog, tree, shout . . . (four-letter word) b. Allen, Harrelson, Woodpecker . . . (five-letter word) c. Tedious idea, cross-dress, schlep . . . (four-letter word)

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Heroes &Zeroes Monsanto’s Roundup, a controversial chemical weed killer linked to serious diseases, will be off the shelves Waterstreet Hardware on Caledonia Street in Sausalito by the end of July. The independently owned store says there’s “overwhelming evidence” that Monsanto’s Roundup is not safe, and references the book Whitewash

by Carey Gilliam. (Read it. You’ll go organic before your next meal.) The store is also reviewing its current inventory to determine whether it’s stocking other products that may be harmful to the environment, and, if so, will do its best to replace them with organic or natural merchandise. We see why this wonderful merchant, which has survived for more than 35 years, remains the only hardware store in town.

“Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” But a car parked in front of your mailbox will stop it cold. A Tam Valley resident says the mailperson refuses to deliver mail when there’s a car parked legally in front of the mailbox. Failing to honor the postperson’s vow seemed practically treasonable to us, so we did a bit of research about a United States Postal Service promise. It’s a suburban myth. Though the words are chiseled in stone at the New York City Post office and the Smithsonian’s Postal Museum, it’s not an official oath. Worse yet, there seems to be no official policy about getting out of the mail truck, even on a beautiful summer day.

Unless there’s a package. Sometimes they’ll deliver a package to the front door of a home. OK, so it’s not treason. Just another government agency with inconsistent policies leaving behind confused taxpayers.

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Upfront North Bay Assemblyman Marc Levine says his trip to an immigrant youth detention center inSan Bernardino was an ‘eye-opener.’

Inner Sanctuary

New Levine bill expands protections for undocumented youth in the state By Tom Gogola

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by California state Assemblyman Marc Levine has given the state another bulwark against the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policies and expands the state’s social safety net for undocumented immigrant youth.

AB 2642 makes it easier for outof-state nonprofit organizations to care for undocumented youth in California, potentially keeping them out of detention centers, “and helping them obtain special immigrant juvenile status,” says a Levine statement, “that allows them to remain in the country legally.”

Levine’s law builds on previous legislative efforts undertaken in the state to provide safeguards for vulnerable immigrants who are aging out of the state’s foster-care system and could be subject to deportation. In 2014, Levine authored the immigrant-friendly AB 900 which, according to a statement from

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Levine’s office, “aligned state law with federal law by providing probate courts with expanded jurisdiction for youth, who are older than 18 and younger than 21, and who are also eligible to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).”

Brown signed that bill in 2015, and Levine says it’s helped thousands of vulnerable youth in the state.

His latest bill builds on the SIJS asylum bill by expanding the available social services net to undocumented youth. Until now, only nonprofits incorporated in California could serve as a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors. Levine’s bill allows out-of state nonprofits operating in California “help meet the growing demand to protect immigrant children that is straining the capacity of California-based organizations.”

In an interview, the three-term state assemblyman, representing California’s 10th district, echoes other empathic electeds and Californians who have taken note of the Trump family-separation policy and are troubled by the advent of detention centers for immigrant youth amid ramped-up deportation efforts underway by federal officials.

The state has itself passed a set of “sanctuary state” laws which have been upheld of late in federal court.

When it comes to what actual powers the state’s sanctuary bill conveys, Levine says it’s a great question and that he’s often engaged in conversations with his wife to the effect of, “Are you doing everything that you can to stand up to the Trump administration?”

Short of physically putting himself between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and immigrant children, he highlights that it’s crucial for elected officials to “bear witness” to the numerous facilities spread throughout the state that are currently housing immigrant youth.

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law last year. It’s been a useful tool for law enforcement agencies to the extent that it forbids local law enforcement from turning detainees over to ICE agents.

Levine recently visited a facility in San Bernardino, which he describes as an “eye-opener. We are pulling people out of communities and detaining them in the desert,” he says, “far from the public eye and media attention.

It’s dangerous for these facilities to be in the middle of nowhere,” he says, and all the more crucial for officials to inspect the facilities under the unfolding immigration crisis sparked

by Trump’s policies. “We must bear witness to the detention centers,” he says as Trump uses his Department of Justice to “mold the U.S. into his twisted vision.”

Several weeks ago the Bohemian and Pacific Sun reported on a detention center in Fairfield which predates the Trump era, the BCFS Health and Human Services facility. That center has been used to house youths who have been (unfairly, it turns out) suspected of gang affiliation, who are also undocumented.

Without criticizing the Fairfield facility, Rachel Prandini, a staff attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Legal Services for Children, both in San Francisco, says the Levine bill could provide a measure of protection for any resident at that facility who reaches the age of 18 and ages out of the facility, and might be picked up by ICE. “It is possible that it could help kids there,” says Prandini.

Levine’s bill arrives on an immigration landscape that’s been upended by Trump’s zero-tolerance policies. The assemblyman says he held off on introducing his bill in order to keep distinct the difference between the recent family separation crisis and immigration policies that predated recent moves undertaken

by Trump’s Department of Justice.

The Fairfield facility has been operational since 2010.

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N EW S B R I E FS Canna Crime Slides California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has just released the annual state crime report from 2017—and wouldn’t you know it, legalizing cannabis has led to a big drop in the number of pot-related criminal charges around the state.

The AG reports that 6,065 people were locked up on weed-related charges last year—a 56 percent drop from 2016, when 13,810 were imprisoned for possession or consumption of the dread plant.

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) ran the numbers from Becerra’s report in a press release from last week and noted that the decline in felony dope charges was even greater between 2016 and 2017. Those arrests “fell by a whopping 74 percent,” as 2,086 citizens were pinched on felony charges in 2017, compared to 7,949 the year before.

But NORML also cited the ongoing and disproportionate numbers of African-American and Latino citizens arrested on pot charges in 2017. For example, even as misdemeanor drug arrests dropped from 5,861 to 3,979 between 2016 and 2017, Latinos “represented the highest percentage of arrestees,” at 46 percent.

Whites accounted for 24 percent of all felony arrests,

that we are trying to keep children out of detainment facilities,” he says, “so that they could pursue legal status in California and remain here instead of being deported.”

His previous immigrant-focused bill, says Levine, provided a measure of asylum for youthful undocumented immigrants in the state who were fleeing violence in countries such as Honduras and El Salvador. “We had problems with the challenge of children fleeing horrific, terrible situations in other countries and coming to California

NORML noted—while Latinos accounted for 40 percent and African Americans 21 percent.

California’s population, according to the U.S. census, is about 38 percent Latino and 6.5 percent African-American.

All for Medicare for All? Last week, some 70 Democrats in the U.S. Congress, seemingly emboldened by surprise primary victories by the likes of progressive New Yorker Alexandria OcasioCortez, announced the formation of the house Medicare for All caucus, which pledged to push for a singlepayer healthcare bill. It’s a noble if pie-in-sky push given the current Republican makeup of Congress, but these things could change come the November mid-terms.

A scan of the newly formed caucus, which says it will embark on a teach-in to educate members on the benefits of a single-payer system, finds Jared Huffman as one of the California representatives who signed on. He was joined by, among others, outspoken Trump critic Maxine Waters.

Mike Thompson? Nope. The other North Bay Congressman is not on board with the Medicare for All Caucus.—Tom Gogola

where there was no social safety net for them. They were preyed upon by organized crime,” he adds, and AB 900 afforded those youth a legal guardian for three years after they turned 18.

“Those years would give them time to get legal status.” The bill’s been a big success, he says, and the immigrant-rights organization the Canal Alliance in San Rafael estimates that some 50 children have been protected by SIJS locally, “and thousands of children across California.” Y

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CryptoKitties, which sell for big bucks and use blockchain technology, may seem ridiculous... But, then again, Beanie Babies played a major role in kickstarting eBay.

blockchain—that deserves attention.

The blockchain is the ledger system that makes bitcoin such a powerful idea. In addition to its influence on global finance, blockchain promises to upend everything from accounting and project management to cybersecurity and the insurance industry—and everyone, from your neighbor to the Chinese government, seems to be involved somehow.

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Blockchain Gains

Forget about Bitcoin—the real star is the crytocurrency’s technology By Tomek Mackowiak

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ven the most charismatic heroes are destined to be supplanted by their more stable, if less flashy, contemporaries. This seems to be hard-boiled into our human destiny.

Agamemnon and Achilles were replaced by their less flamboyant counterpart, Odysseus; the fiery promise of fossil-fuel technologies is now being phased out by the boring, reliable and simple electric motor.

It’s the same play being performed on different stages with a different cast. In that vein, one of the most

recent dramas can be seen in the spectacular rise and fall of bitcoin.

If you’ve been following bitcoin over the past six months, it may feel like the hero is now stumbling down a dark alley—clutching a mortal wound and too preoccupied with applying pressure to see all the “dead end” signs. There are certainly some bitcoin investors feeling that way.

Stories abound of people taking out high-interest loans and second mortgages to get in on what was sold as a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity toward the end of 2017.

Those unfortunate souls pumped untold billions of dollars into the trending cryptocurrency by purchasing bitcoin tokens. In January 2017, this was an industry valued at over $830 billion. Ten days later, that number dropped over $360 billion, and nobody knows why.

Now, as the predicted crashes in bitcoin’s value are manifesting, all may seem lost. But like any good drama, there’s a twist. It appears that bitcoin was not the star after all. It is its underlying technology— something known as the

The blockchain is a distributed ledger—similar to the kind the accounting department at work uses to track incoming and outgoing expenses. Originally, ledgers were kept in actual books; then they moved to computer programs like Excel and QuickBooks. And then the internet came along.

The blockchain is an electronic ledger that lives on multiple servers all over the globe. These ledgers are open to anyone and, because of this, it is difficult to change any data recorded on the blockchain— or cook the books, as they say— without raising red flags.

Every server carries the full ledger, so there is no central authority managing the chain. Because it is not tied to a state government, the blockchain is ideal for facilitating cross-border trade—both as a means of tracking the movement of goods and services, and as a platform upon which to build a cryptocurrency, like bitcoin.

Bitcoin is known as a cryptocurrency because it draws its inherent value from a cryptographic algorithm. An individual bitcoin is essentially the solution to a complex math problem. There are a finite number of solutions to be drawn from the bitcoin algorithm, and solving these problems involves serious computing power.

As such, those who use their own machines to solve these equations— called miners—are rewarded with bitcoins or other digital tokens for their solutions. This incentivizes the mining process and encourages more people to join the system.

For true believers, bitcoin represents the first sparks of a global revolution that will democratize wealth, the internet and society as a whole. In theory, the underlying technology that bitcoin uses to store its data—the blockchain—has the

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Applications Finance people love the blockchain.

Accountants, in particular, are absolutely smitten with its

potential. Instant auditability, legal proof, contract verification and an immutable audit trail are just some of the buzzy catchphrases accountants mutter in their sleep.

Blockchain promises to make their dreams a reality.

This is why Josh McIver decided to start ULedger—a blockchainbased accounting company— instead of continuing with the socalled Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG). That’s understandable. If Robin Hood ever got his hands on a rifle, he’d probably put his bow and quiver down, too. McIver is certain that the technology he and his team are developing will become the future of enterprise auditing.

According to McIver, his technology “helps companies assert and prove the integrity of their data.” That’s no small feat.

Today that proof of integrity is the responsibility of hundreds of thousands of accountants. ULedger promises efficiency, auditability, legal proof of contractual obligations and immutable audit trails so “anytime that a company has data that needs to be proven in some manner, or when other people make decisions based on that data, they can use ULedger to authenticate or certify the integrity of that data.”

Right now, the city of Boise, Idaho, is using the technology to help streamline utility payment responsibilities between home buyers and sellers, a once-tedious task that tied up valuable city resources.

There are thousands of blockchain applications in the works. Most of them are built using Ethereum (a foundational blockchain technology that simplifies the development of how the blockchain stores data). All of them promise to change the world.

The majority will disappear into the ether (or ETH, which is what the Ethereum token is called), but some will endure and persist. It’s difficult to wade through the white noise. It helps to have a guide.

One such sherpa is Chris Groshong, a biochemist turned blockchain enterprise expert who now heads the blockchain consulting firm CoinStructive. If you don’t have the patience to dig through all the pre-sales and initial coin offerings (ICOs), find a Groshong to help you understand what does what and how.

According to Groshong, this next generation of blockchain companies affect a broad spectrum of markets. Get comfy; this ride will take you from banking, through alternative energy and end with a digital feline that’s worth as much as a stake in a hypercar (the rarest and most expensive of supercars).

Power to the People Beyond financial tools, there are the day-to-day things like electricity. As much as the current administration would like to bolster the old ways of creating power, everyone knows that sustainable sources, such as solar, wind and hydro, are the way to go. That’s where Dan Bates and Impact PPA come in.

Bates is a veteran of renewable energy and a pioneer in blockchain.

His idea is simple: He installs solar and wind farms around the world and lets people buy the power they need. He’s installed his power plants in 35 countries, most notably, troubled, developing locations. So why is Bates investing in developing a blockchain technology and token?

The “PPA” in Impact PPA stands for “power purchase agreement.” Bates wants everyone to have the ability to invest in the empowerment of disenfranchised peoples across the globe.

Traditionally, the financing of power grids has been the responsibility of the government.

But what if there is no local government that can finance that?

Sure, we have global banking institutions that can handle that, but Bates’ question is how to get around the financial and bureaucratic bottleneck presented by, for instance, the World Bank, USAID, Power Africa, and nongovernmental organizations?

The way to solve that, according to Bates, is to get a group of manufacturers, installers and local leaders to commit to a PPA and sell the tokens on the blockchain to people who Bates thinks are “interested in social good; they’re interested in the effects of climate change, and how to mitigate those effects and want to put their money into something that will have a positive impact on the planet.”

As with all blockchain technologies, those who invest early will have the greatest potential for

profit. Impact PPA’s power token is called GEN; it allows people who live around Impact PPA power stations to buy as much energy as they need. The token pays for building the renewable energy power plants and lets anyone around the globe invest.

Bates’ team is currently rebuilding the west coast of Haiti.

The first of 42 cities is Les Irois. He’s doing this even if no one buys his blockchain token. Bates hopes to accelerate global access to renewable energy through the blockchain’s ability to let people invest in a transparent way.

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When you develop a blockchain technology, you really want adoptability, scalability and value.

That means your technology is easily used, by a lot of people, who will pay a lot for it. As tempting as instant auditability, reliable verification of contracts and global deployment of community-funded renewable energy sound . . . who doesn’t like cats?

CryptoKitties are digital cats that straddle a version of the blockchain that contains all their digital kitty DNA. Owners store their binary felines in digital wallets, like any other cryptocurrency, but they can also breed their kitties with others.

That’s how new kitties are released.

When CryptoKitties breed, their DNA is mixed to produce the new generation block and that is added to the blockchain.

You purchase CryptoKitties with Ether (ETH). Normal kitties will set you back fractions of one token, where as the exclusive varieties can cost several hundred tokens. As Ether hovers around $700 a token, the asking price of some CryptoKitties can reach north of $535,000.

For those who are tired of traditional methods of earning enough money to live in Marin County, like inventing the next disruptive technology or becoming the head of a cartel, CryptoKitties may provide a reasonable way to maintain some degree of stability.

If kitties aren’t your thing, and you prefer something more stable and realistic like a hypercar, check »10 out BitCar, where you can

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power to decentralize all online information, storing it in cryptic jumbles across the hard drives of millions of computer users, freeing us from the tightening grip of greedy banks, monopolizing tech giants and overeager governments.

Still, skeptics see little more than a bubble fueled by wild, irrational speculation and hucksters pushing get-rich-quick schemes. At the moment, it would seem that the bitcoin skeptics have been vindicated.

The cryptocurrency was exchanging for nearly $20,000 on Dec. 16, an astonishing feat for a value system created practically out of thin air.

Since then, the price has tumbled, dipping below $7,000 in early February. It currently sits at $7,446.

It’s doubtful that number will be current by the time you pick up this paper or read this article online.

But whatever blockchain’s value at the end of any given day, one thing is certain: a global system that verifies transactions through a distributed, decentralized network—one that is internally incentivized to be fast and accurate—is incredibly valuable.

That’s because the majority of our lives have to do with verified or verifiable data, whether that information lives in a formal ledger or exists as an informal tally in our heads. Beyond all our financial transactions, there’s our energy and data usage, our communications, time spent on jobs and countless other exchanges that happen explicitly or in the background of our lives.

That’s why the topic of blockchain and its many uses kept popping up at China’s biggest political event this past spring (the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference).

Outside of food, shelter and water, accounting is the other major necessity of modern humans. It’s vastly more significant than any other technology we possess. In fact, all other technologies begin with an attempt to increase accounting efficiencies. A few examples include the internet, banking, trade, metallurgy and roads.

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buy a part of something like a Bugatti Chiron. Not only will you be able to chuckle confidently at the schmuck pulling up in the Lamborghini Gallardo, but you can also sleep safely in the knowledge that your hard-earned cash is safe, somewhere where the Chiron is garaged, in Dubai or Doha or Vladivostok or Tokyo maybe.

Anyway, wherever it is, as long as your wallet is safe and secure, it’s basically in there.

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One of the most visible thought leaders involved with bitcoin and blockchain is Roger Ver. He’s an early adopter of bitcoin, and very influential in the space. Bitcoin has made Ver very wealthy, but he’s not satisfied with what the Bitcoin Core technology has become.

“By the end of the year, Bitcoin Core will no longer be the dominant crypto,” is a prediction of Ver’s that seems to be coming to fruition. He has led a push to redefine bitcoin’s functionality and structure to improve what he feels are shortcomings that should have been fixed years ago. He wants to increase transaction speed, lower transaction costs and continue what he believes are the core duties of bitcoin: a way of reliably sending money, peer to peer, quickly, cheaply and with a good amount of anonymity.

Around Aug. 1, everyone holding Bitcoin Core (BTC) in their digital wallets received an equivalent amount of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), a new cryptocurrency that continues what Ver and other early bitcoin adopters believe is its original mission. This has earned Ver a place among the most influential voices around.

His battle cry, “#BitcoinCash, is what I started working on in 2011: a store of value AND means of exchange,” is an echo of what Gavin Andresen (one of the first developers of Bitcoin Core) said in 2010. The two carry a lot of influence, which has propagated Bitcoin Cash across the globe.

Right now the biggest problem with Bitcoin Core (the original iteration of bitcoin) is that it’s slow, expensive and incredibly volatile. A solution to the volatility problem is Kowala (KUSD), a fast and cheap token pegged to the U.S. dollar. Why would someone

want cryptocurrency that always equals the dollar when dollars already exist? To simplify the cryptocurrency process for users.

“Our mission statement is to remove the obstacles to mass adoption,” Kowala co-founder Eiland Glover says.

Removing volatility, expense and latency is certainly an improvement over Bitcoin Core, but where is the sweet payoff for eager investors looking for rapid tenfold returns?

At face value, this just sounds like a good way to pay for products and services with a decentralized token.

Who wants that?

It turns out that a lot of people want that. The search for a reliable and stable cryptocurrency is still on. It’s what Bitcoin Core was supposed to be before things got out of hand. Kowala’s team has developed a unique algorithm that serves as its backbone. To maintain an equivalent value to the dollar, Kowala’s system either mints or purchases and destroys KUSD tokens. Investors can purchase a part of the network and its mining ability by purchasing MUSD tokens.

The constant minting or destruction of tokens ensures that KUSD is secured by the value of work being done on the network.

Every transaction pays a small fee to the verifying miner, and that fee across all transactions is the work that stabilizes the system. It’s as if your sweat and toil was the stabilizing factor for the currency in which you’re paid.

What’s exciting is that anyone can create their own token and design their own blockchain, and anyone can invest during the early stages for very little. New blockchain technologies are funded by presales and initial coin offerings (ICOs) that are open to the public. The winning technologies will pay exponential dividends to their early investors.

Just like in the dotcom days, you can employ a Wall Street trader or a local fortuneteller to find the best use of the technology; either one will be just as good. Just don’t get roped in like the suckers in the late ’90s who bought pieces of a Beanie Baby trading site or invested in a server made of Legos.

Just kidding. That was eBay and Google.

John Flynn contributed to this story.

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Beatles fans can get pretty obsessive, but few get as detailed and entertaining as composer and producer Scott Freiman, creator of the popular ‘Deconstructing the Beatles’ series of multimedia talks. This week, Frieman takes the audience on a trip through the band’s origins with his latest offering, “Birth of the Beatles.” The show reaches back into the Liverpool lads’ teenage years and examines their early musical efforts that would eventually launch them to superstardom. The Beatles get deconstructed on Thursday, July 26, and Sunday, July 29, at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. Thursday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 1pm. $10–$15.

415.454.1222.

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Local Lit The North Bay’s prolific literary scene includes hundreds of published authors and several publishers, many of which have been highlighted in Copperfield’s Books’ ongoing event series, Write in Your Own Backyard. This week, Novato-based publisher New World Library gets the spotlight, and the New Age and self-help purveyor presents a reading of Breaking Up with Busy with author Yvonne Tally.

Detailing real-life solutions for time-strapped women, Tally inspires mindfulness and a sense of personal power in the book, and she shares these notions with the audience on Saturday, July 28, at Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave., Novato. 5pm.

Free. 415.763.3052.

MILL VALLEY

Musical Fusion Forty years ago, guitarist and bandleader Matthew Montfort coined the term “world fusion” to describe his pioneering musical group Ancient Future, which blends musical traditions from around the globe as well as contemporary jazz and rock.

Montfort and Ancient Future are still at the top of the genre, and the band, which also features Georges and Antoine Lammam on Arabic violin and percussion, and Doug McKeehan on keyboards, takes Marin on the sonic journey that has made them stars of world music. Experience Ancient Future on Saturday, July 28, at Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 7:30pm. $20–$35.

415.383.9600.

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Rock the Town The first festival of its kind west of the Mississippi River, the Napa Porchfest is a city-wide block party that boasts dozens of local bands performing literally on the porches and front lawns of historical homes throughout downtown Napa. Spend the afternoon strolling on foot from home to home to see the eclectic lineup of rock, funk, folk, jazz, blues, hip-hop, classical and more. Not sure where to start? Post up at Fuller Park to grab a bite from the several food trucks that will be parked there and then walk in any direction on Sunday, July 29, in downtown Napa. 12:30pm to 5pm.

Free. napaporchfest.org.

—Charlie Swanson

Texas musician and bandleader Kevin Russell’s country-soul-funk outfit Shinyribs rock the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Saturday, July 28. See Clubs & Venues, p18.

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Rather than a tale of gloom and doom, ‘Dark Money’ portrays citizens fighting back against corporate money.

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Follow the ‘Dark Money’ Montana offers frightening tale of democracy for sale By Richard von Busack

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ear the headwaters of the Columbia River in Montana sits a mammoth Superfund site called the Berkeley Pit, a pond nearly 1,800 feet deep filled with runoff as acidic as lemon juice. Snow geese, beguiled by the water at this enduring monument to the free market, die by the thousands here.

This legacy of the days before the EPA is a reminder to Montanans to never let big money influence their government. Montana voters passed laws to make sure the financing of the candidates was transparent, but all that changed with the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision of 2010.

Kimberly Reed’s keen documentary Dark Money returns to images of the Berkeley Pit to remind us of what happens to small governments when big

‘My mantra right now, creatively, is to give yourself permission to enjoy what you’re doing and make art for the fun of it,’ says Marty O’Reilly of his stint of trailer life on Mt. Tam.

money runs the show. Mystery funds delivered by 501(c)4s, with feel-good names like Americans for Prosperity end-ran Montana’s strict laws against corporate donations.

Montana seems like a small target, but these efforts to buy out elections are repeated elsewhere.

This impressive and infuriating study isn’t here to make the audience despair. There are heroic figures in the film fighting back.

As a tremendously important midterm election comes up in a few months, it’s imperative to see Dark Money’s expertly told tale of political skullduggery.

‘Dark Money’ opens July 27 at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.454.5813. There is a Q&A with filmmaker Kimberly Reed on Sunday, July 29, at 6:30pm.

Streamlined Marty O’Reilly camps out in Mill Valley

By Charlie Swanson

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orn in Sonoma and now living in Santa Cruz, songwriter and bandleader Marty O’Reilly has gained a reputation as one of the region’s hardest working troubadours, leading his quartet, the Old Soul Orchestra, on countless tours since 2014 and releasing one of this year’s most dynamic albums, Stereoscope, back in February.

This summer, O’Reilly takes a break from his fast-paced touring life to spend time camping and writing music in an Airstream trailer on Mt. Tamalpais as part of a songwriting residency, which includes a concert on Saturday, Aug. 4, at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley.

“It was all kind of last-minute,” says O’Reilly. “[Airstream] hit me up, and it worked out perfectly.”

O’Reilly is the inaugural participant in Airstream’s new Artistin-Residence Project, one of several lifestyle marketing campaigns the company has launched.

Having just returned from a massive European tour in support of Stereoscope, O’Reilly happily took advantage of the opportunity to

temporarily relocate to the Marin hills.

“One of the cool things about this is that Airstream has been really relaxed. There’s no sense of pressure, which is important to being creative,” says O'Reilly. “If you’re going to make something good, you can’t feel like you have to meet some quota; it’ll be forced.”

Musically, O’Reilly is looking to change the pace. Stereoscope was a lush, complex and adventurous record, but, O’Reilly says, “I’m trying to think and feel about what I want from this next piece of work.”

Additionally, O’Reilly says that his isolation on Mt. Tam and his interactions with residents of Mill Valley has led to several existential conversations about the meaning of art and music.

“My mantra right now, creatively, is to give yourself permission to enjoy what you’re doing and make art for the fun of it.”

Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra perform on Saturday, Aug. 4, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 9pm. $15–$19.

415.388.3850.

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, July 27–Thursday, August 2 Across the Universe (2:13) Julie Taymor/ Fab Four musical phantasmagoria about star-crossed lovers caught up in the protests, self-discovery and violence of the 1960s; Evan Rachel Wood stars.

Björk: Biophilia Live (1:37) Catch Iceland’s fave avant-garde electro-pop superstar as she performs every song from her hit album at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Blindspotting (1:35) Stylish and energetic human dramedy about two locals dealing with race, class and crime in a rapidly gentrifying Oakland.

Captain Underpants (1:29) DreamWorks cartoon version of the bestselling kids’ books about a delusional school principal who thinks he’s a dimwitted superhero.

The Catcher Was a Spy (1:38) True tale of renaissance man Moe Berg, the erudite, multilingual major league catcher who spied for the OSS during WWII; Paul Rudd stars.

Dark Money (1:38) Eye-opening documentary about the heroic fight the state of Montana has been waging against corporate donations to political candidates since the Citizens United decision of 2010.

Dark Victory (1:44) Classic tearjerker stars Bette Davis as a hedonistic heiress facing down a brain tumor; Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan are among her suitors.

The Darkest Minds (1:45) A group of mysteriously super-powerful teenagers escape from a government lockup and resist the evil grownups who just don’t understand them.

Eighth Grade (1:34) Coming-of-age comedy focuses on a supposedly unremarkable 13-year-old girl as she navigates the fraught final week of middle school.

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2:25) Filmed performance of the hit musical about a band of turn-of-thecentury New York news kids who lead a strike against Hearst and Pulitzer.

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (1:53) Joaquin Phoenix stars as John Callahan, the real-life envelope-pushing paraplegic cartoonist; Gus Van Sant directs.

Equalizer 2 (2:09) Denzel Washington’s back as the moody and mysterious righter of wrongs; Melissa Leo costars.

The First Purge (1:37) Dystopian horror flick about a not-so-distant United States where rampant, violent lawlessness is celebrated one night per year.

Generation Wealth (1:46) Allencompassing documentary look at the modern American obsession with riches and such self-destructive corollaries as narcissism, consumerism and body image.

Hearts Beat Loud (1:37) Sweet-natured musical about an aging hipster who bonds with his teenage daughter when they start an indie rock band.

Hermitage Revealed (1:23) Take an eye-filling tour through the 250-year-old St. Petersburg museum and its priceless collection of everything from prehistoric artifacts to Old Masters to Catherine the Great’s private jewels.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (1:25) The monstrous cartoon innkeepers

are back and looking for fun on a spookfilled ocean cruise; Mel Brooks, Steve Buscemi and Fran Drescher vocalize.

Leave No Trace (1:48) Poignant tale of a father and daughter’s idyllic life in the Oregon wilds and the encroaching urban Zeitgeist that threatens it.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (1:50) Prequel/sequel mashup about young Donna’s lovers and Sophie’s impending motherhood reassembles Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Walters and Amanda Seyfried.

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (2:20) Catch diva extraordinaire Nina Stemme in Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of the Puccini opera in big-screen high definition.

Mission: Impossible–Fallout (2:27) Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and the rest of the IM crew return in an actionpacked, race-against-time summer frolic.

Mountain (1:14) Panoramic documentary celebrates the world’s most awesome alps and the climbers who scale their deathdefying heights.

Rachel Hollis Presents: Made for More (2:00) The motivational speaker delivers her aspirational message of female empowerment and community.

The Rider (1:43) Neorealist modern Western about an Oglala Lakota Sioux rodeo rider and his family and friends features nonprofessional actors and the epic setting of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (1:42) Documentary tribute to the acclaimed techno-pop pioneer, Oscar-winning film composer and ardent environmentalist.

Sailor Moon R and S: The Movies (2:00) The popular Naoko Takeuchi manga gets movie-fied in an anime double bill of intergalactic love and justice.

Sea to Shining Sea (1:25) Docu-comedy follows a happy-go-lucky Amsterdam skateboarder and his grumpy American BFF on an offbeat road trip across the U.S.A. Skyscraper (1:43) Security expert Dwayne Johnson goes all Die Hard when he finds himself in the world’s tallest skyscraper with a stem-to-stern inferno and several hundred people who want to kill him.

Sorry to Bother You (1:45) Boots Riley absurdist fantasy satire about an Oakland telemarketer striving his way through a netherworld of big-tech billionaires and anti-Zeitgeist revolutionaries.

The Spy Who Dumped Me (1:57) Action comedy stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as two innocents thrust into international intrigue by a connected ex; Gillian Anderson co-stars.

Teen Titans GO! to the Movies (1:24) The satirical kids’ TV cartoon series hits the big screen with its brash, goofy humor intact, musical numbers and all.

Unfriended: Dark Web (1:28) Horror flick for the Zuckerberg age as a doofus twenty-something realizes that an evil presence has been watching his every move through his laptop.

• Across the Universe (PG-13)

Regency: Sun, Tue 2, 7

• Björk: Biophilia Live (Not Rated) • Blindspotting (R)

Lark: Thu 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:30, 7 Northgate: Tue 10am Lark: Mon 12:30; Tue 3; Thu 10:45am Northgate: Thu 7:05, 9:40 Rafael: Fri-Sat 1:15, 5:45; Sun 6:30 (filmmaker Kimberly Reed in person); Mon-Tue 5:45; Wed-Thu 5 Lark: Tue 7; Wed 11; Thu 3 Rafael: Sun 2

• Captain Underpants (PG) The Catcher Was a Spy (R) • The Darkest Minds (PG-13) • Dark Money (Not Rated)

• Dark Victory (PG) Deconstructing The Beatles: Birth of The Beatles (Not Rated) Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (PG) Northgate: Sat 4 Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (R) Rafael: Fri-Sat 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sun 1, 6, 8:30; Mon-Tue 3:30, 6, 8:30; Wed-Thu 6, 8:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Sun-Thu 12, 2:30, • Eighth Grade (R) 4:50, 7:20 Equalizer 2 (R) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Northgate: Fri 10:05, 10:35, 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 740, 9:30, 10:35; Sat 10:05, 11:05, 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 740, 9:30, 10:35; Sun-Wed 10:05, 11:05, 12:55, 1:55, 3:45, 4:50, 6:35, 740, 9:30, 10:35 The First Purge (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 4:30, 9:55 First Reformed (R) Lark: Fri 4:20; Sun 10:30am; Mon 6:30; Wed 1:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05; Sun-Thu 11:10, • Generation Wealth (R) 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 Hearts Beat Loud (PG-13) Lark: Fri 2:15; Sun 9; Mon 4:20; Thu 5:10 Hereditary (R) Lark: Fri 9; Sat 6:15; Tue 9:10; Wed 3:40 Hermitage Revealed (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:40; Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45 Incredibles 2 (PG) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:25; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Leave No Trace (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:20, 5, 7:40 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45; Sat-Sun 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 11:30, 1:10, 2:10, 3:50, 5, 6:30, 7:45, 9:15, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sun 1:45, 4:20, 7; Mon-Wed 4:20, 7; Thu 4:20 • The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (Not Rated) Lark: Wed 6:30 Mission: Impossible—Fallout (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Wed 12, 3:30, 10:25; 3D showtime at 7 Fairfax: FriWed 12, 3:25, 6:50, 9:20, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 12:30, 2:50, 3:55, 6:20, 7:30, 9:50, 10:45; 3D showtimes at 10:10, 1:40, 5:10, 8:40 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 12:15, 3:15 3:30, 6:30, 6:45, 9:30, 9:45; Sun-Wed 12, 12:15, 3:15 3:30, 6:30, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Sun 9:45, 1, 7:30, 10:45; 3D showtime at 4:15 Mountain (Not Rated) Lark: Fri 10:40am; Sat 12:05; Sun 5:10 Ocean’s 8 (PG-13) Lark: Sat 1:45, 8:50; Sun 6:50; Mon 10:20am; Tue 12:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:45, 7:10 Regency: Thu 7:30 • Rachel Hollis Presents: Made for More (PG-13) RBG (PG) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 3:45, 8; Sun, Wed-Thu 3:45 The Rider (R) Lark: Fri 6:45; Sat 4; Sun 3; Mon 8:45; Tue 10:30am; Thu 12:45 Rafael: Sun 4:15; Thu 7 • Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (Not Rated) • Sailor Moon R and S: The Movies (PG) Regency: Sat 12:55; Mon 7 Rafael: Wed 7 (filmmakers Maximon Monihan and Sheena • Sea to Shining Sea (Not Rated) Matheiken in person) Skyscraper (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:45, 5:20, 8, 10:40 Sorry to Bother You (R) Regency: Fri 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; Sat 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; Sun, Tue 11; Mon 11, 1:40, 4:20; Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10; Thu 1:40, 4:20 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55; Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:20; Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20; Thu 4:40 Northgate: Thu 7, 9:55 • The Spy Who Dumped Me (R) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:10, 1:35, 2:25, 3:50, 4:40, 6:55, 9:10 • Teen Titans GO! to the Movies (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25 Unfriended: Dark Web (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:50, 10:15 Because there were too many movies playing this week to list, we have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385

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The excellent Dameion Brown stars in the title role of ‘Pericles.’

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Hard Win

Tough-to-perform ‘Pericles’ a hit at MSC

By Charles Brousse

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fter 28 years avoiding it, the Marin Shakespeare Company finally brings Pericles, one of the playwright’s seldom-performed “difficult” plays, to the stage of the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre.

The company’s version of this much maligned outcast in the Shakespeare canon ends a 2017–18 season— shortened by upcoming improvements to the facility—with a delightful evening of theater “under the stars.”

From a company and audience viewpoint, who could ask for better?

The problems with staging Pericles are many. First, it has a plot with almost as many twists and turns as the daily tweets emanating from our nation’s capital. The heir to Tyre’s throne needs a wife. To find one, and dodge the assassins who always seem to be closing in, Pericles (Dameion Brown) voyages to several city states of the ancient world and eventually wins the hand of Thaisa (Kathryn Smith-McGlynn) in a tournament.

Returning by ship to Tyre, Thaisa dies giving birth to a daughter,

Marina (Eliza Boivin), and is buried at sea, and the prince entrusts the care of his daughter to Cleon (Richard Pallaziol), the governor of Tarsus, whose wife, Dionyza (Cathleen Riddley), grows jealous of Marina’s beauty as the girl grows older. But before Dionyza can carry out a plot to killer her, Marina is kidnapped by a band of pirates and sold into a brothel, where her virginity will bring a high price from the upscale customers.

So far, poor Pericles’ troubles are close to King Lear’s on the misfortune index. But wait! There has been a miracle and . . . I think I should stop before proceeding further along the spoiler path.

Crazy as it sounds, the play is a near perfect vehicle for MSC’s performance style, which tends to find humor in almost every script.

‘Pericles’ runs through Aug. 5 at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael. 415.499.4488. marinshakespeare.org.

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Fruits of the summer season add fun to serious refreshment By James Knight

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familiar drama unfolds every summer as my father attempts to save a small crop of cherries from two little trees from attack by air: it’s man vs. mockingbird.

Typically, the birds get their fill of cherries, occasionally fluttering about unhelpfully while the man patiently shows them out from a patchwork of netting they got themselves trapped inside in their gluttony.

Last year he got a bumper crop when we wrapped the tree, like a mummy, in agricultural fabric. I commemorated the success by fermenting about a pound of black Tartarian cherries in a five-gallon batch of saison-style homebrew. It added a bit of fruit nuance, but it’s nothing like Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Cherry Jane sour ale, a “One Hitter” release in stores now in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles.

Brewed with what they call Turkish Delight cherry juice (which has the added summer-day utility of recalling a cool day in Narnia), it’s a vivid pink hue, like a dark rosé wine, but refreshes with a sousing factor of just 5.5 percent alcohol by volume (abv). While a bit austere, like crushed black cherries in galvanized metal, the aroma is also reminiscent of good German lager, and the sweet cherry flavor just rounds out the dry, puckery finish.

It’s got a little Brettanomyces, but like other brews from Lagunitas’ funky forays, it’s not really that funky—maybe a bit extra tart.

Hoping to find a seasonal trend, I head to Sebastopol’s Crooked Goat, which is comfortable in the fruitbeer niche. As a starter for non-beer drinkers in the company of beer fans, as their license doesn’t allow let them to serve local ciders or wines, Crooked Goat offers the raspberrypink First Crush (5.0 abv). It’s a hit four times out of five. First Crush, made with puréed berries from the Pacific Northwest, smells like fresh raspberries. Although it contains no

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hops, I get a sense of spice from the berry seeds.

Up the road in the Barlow, Woodfour Brewing Company is just getting ready to brew its sour farmhouse ale from locally grown strawberries. Meanwhile, Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s Framboise Rose gose is a lightly tinted pink, lightly strawberry flavored, salty refreshment at 4.2 percent abv.

On a gose note, I’m looking forward to Fogbelt Brewing’s Margarita-style gose, brewed with lime and tequila oak, due in cans in early August. If the birds leave me some wine grapes, I just might make it my official beer of this year’s harvest. Y

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Stones Jamaican Roots and juice brings the culture of Jamaica to San Rafael.

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Reggae musician offers tastes of home By Tanya Henry

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hat does a reggae musician do when he’s not touring? He opens a Jamaican juice bar. That’s what Terra Linda resident Strickland Stone and his partner, Pamela Wald, last May, opening Stones Jamaican Roots and Juice in the space previously home to Berry Bliss, a frozen yogurt store in San Rafael’s West End Center.

“One Taste, One Love—Let’s Get Together” reads a red, yellow and green painted sign in the window of the bright and welcoming 10seat storefront. A Spotify channel

keeps a steady stream of reggae tunes playing, and a handful of food offerings along with several inventive juice choices round out the menu.

Stone, who grew up in a small village in Jamaica, has always loved to cook. His mother was the town’s healer and midwife, and taught him to identify healing herbs at a young age. So when he decided to start bottling juices, he wanted to utilize healthful ingredients like ginger and edible flowers and herbs.

But before he landed on juices, he started preparing box lunches of jerk chicken and other Jamaican favorites.

When his customers wanted more than water with their midday meals, Stone began creating various juice combinations—and that was the beginning of his business that now includes four different concoctions with clever names like Jack It Up, made with jackfruit and tropical juices, Dub Tonic (named after his longtime band) and Sorigin Roots—a blend of beets, hibiscus and ginger.

Along with the bottled juices, there are also “blend-ups,” smoothies made with fresh fruit. In addition, three daily specials are offered and a handful of side dishes. I tried the

jerk chicken and callaloo vegetable stew specials that come with a side of cole slaw, a toothsome corn biscuit known as a “festival dumpling” and a slice of fried plantain. The chicken is nicely roasted and moist—a side of spicy sauce is provided for dipping.

The callaloo features a mild medley of cooked greens, onions and tofu over a generous portion of slightly sweet jasmine rice that’s enough for two meals.

For now, the couple are renting a commercial kitchen to prepare their savory meals and transporting them to the storefront. They also sell a few Jamaican foodstuffs and hope to eventually bring handmade clothing, hats and more from Jamaica.

The family-run business gets plenty of help from Stone’s teenage children and a cousin, who along with Wald are currently running the store until Stone returns from his latest gig—tour dates in Europe with Damian Marley through the month of August.

Stones Jamaican Roots and Juice, 1815 Fourth St., San Rafael. 707.628.3902.

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Blues at the Green Third annual blues fest features Maceo Parker Big Band, Eric Lindell & the Grand Nationals and Deva Mahal, daughter of Taj Mahal. Jul 28, 2pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

Booker T Jones The KRSH 95.9 presents an intimate show with the celebrated soul man and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Jul 27, 8:30pm. $36-$38. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

Georgia Ruth Santa Rosa songwriter blends folk, jazz and blues on her debut album, “Life Worth Living,” which gets a release show featuring Aly Rose Trio opening. Jul 28, 8pm. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

MARIN Ancient Future Pioneering world music group features Matthew Montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, Georges Lammam on Arabic violin and others. Jul 28, 8pm. $20-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

The Haggards West Marin party band plays a special “Ladies’ Night” show in Bolinas with several surprise guests. Jul 28, 9pm. $10.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Summer Nights Festival Outdoor concert series continues with Seattle indie-pop outfit Kuinka and North Bay folk trio Rainbow Girls. Jul 28, 6pm. $22-$32; kids 17 and under are free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

NAPA Joshua Bell World-renowned violinist appears in front of an orchestra and performs music he recorded for the 1998 film, “The Red Violin,” while the film plays on screen. Jul 26, 6pm. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. festivalnapavalley.org.

Napa Porchfest Several downtown Napa houses and businesses host dozens of local bands of all genres, with food trucks centered around the park. Jul 29, 12:30pm. Free. Fuller Park, Jefferson and Oak streets, Napa. napaporchfest.org.

Uke-a-Palooza Polynesian-themed evening features the Maikai Giants performing on the patio, with food and clothing sale and

Meet adoptable feathered friends and talk avians with bird experts at the Marin Humane Center in Novato on July 29.

community ukulele jam. Jul 27, 6pm. Free.

Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

707.226.6529.

Gabrielson Park Jul 27, 6:30pm, Hella Fitzgerald. Anchor St, Sausalito. 415.289.4152.

Clubs & Venues

HopMonk Novato Jul 27, Diego’s Umbrella. Jul 28, Hacksaw with the Stolen Cars. Jul 29, Charlie Hunter Trio.

224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Fenix Jul 26, the Blues Mothers. Jul 27, Next Phase. Jul 28, tribute to Chicago. Jul 29, Miracle Mule with Buck Nickels & Loose Change. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Jul 25, HowellDevine. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

L’Appart Resto Jul 26, Sergei. 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

19 Broadway Nightclub Jul 25, Captain Paisley. Jul 26, Dirty Red Barn. Jul 27, No Filler. Jul 27, the Reset Button with Matthew Hansen & Invincible Vacuum Cleaner Co. Jul 28, Charley Peach with SunHunter. Jul 29, Mot & the Ship of Fools. Aug 1, Jerry Garcia’s birthday bash with Wound Up Rooster & Half Step. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Jul 26, Glenn Rhodes Burke. Jul 27, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jul 28, Darryl Rowe.

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Music City Legends Concert featuring

The Unauthorized Rolling Stones www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Oak Plaza at Northgate Jul 27, 6pm, Petty Theft. 5800 Northgate Mall, San Rafael. 415.479.5955.

Osteria Divino Jul 25, Jonathan Poretz. Jul 26, Eric Markowitz Trio. Jul 27, Ken Cook Trio.

Jul 28, Marcos Sainz Trio. Jul 29, Stafford & Sturdevant. Jul 31, Brian Moran Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jul 25, Lorin Rowan. Jul 26, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Jul 31, Schuster and Bay. Aug 1, Rusty String Express. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Papermill Creek Saloon Jul 25, Judy Radiloff. Jul 26, Tommy Omahony. Jul 28, Beso Negro. Jul 29, the Michael Brown Band. Jul 31, Agents of Change. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls.

415.488.9235.

Rancho Nicasio Jul 27, Stompy Jones. Jul 29, 4pm, BBQ on the Lawn with the Subdudes. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 25, Pato Banton. Jul 26-27, the California Honeydrops. Jul 28, Shinyribs.

Jul 29, 12:30pm, Marco and the Polos. Jul 29, 7pm, BeauSoleil. Jul 31, Easy Star AllStars and IrieFuse. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Tam Valley Community Center Jul 27, Soul Ska. 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.6393.

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Terrapin Crossroads Jul 25, the Jenny Kerr Band. Jul 26, Waters of Oblivion. Jul 27, Top 40 Friday with Alex Nelson and friends. Jul 31, Colonel & the Mermaids. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Jul 26, 6:30pm, Del Sol String Quartet.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Town Center Corte Madera Jul 29, 12pm, Audrey Moira Shimkas Jazz Quartet. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.924.2961.

Travis Marina Bar & Grill Jul 27, Hot Rod Jukebox and Joe Costa. 1679 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito. 415.332.2319.

Art Galleries Art Works Downtown Through Aug 4, “Energy Uncovered,” paintings and sculpture from Nini Lion displays in the Founders’ Gallery, while Rosario Sapienza shows work in the Underground Gallery, Jenny Snodgrass exhibits in the Donors’ Gallery and “Storytelling” continues in the 1337 Gallery. Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Bolinas Museum Through Aug 12, “Devine Gardens,” Mayumi Oda and the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center is featured in the main gallery,

with Linda Connor’s “In the Himalayas” photography and Patricia Yenawine’s “Fired Up!” ceramics. Reception, Jun 16 at 2pm. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment.

415.868.0330.

Gallery Route One Through Aug 12, “Tell Tale,” members’ show offers an invitation to visit private worlds of imagination from 26 artists.

Reception, Jul 7 at 2:30pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

Headlands Center for the Arts Through Aug 23, “Gala Porras-Kim: Trials in Ancient Technologies,”Los Angeles-based artist investigates ancient methodologies of decay and documentation. Reception, Jul 15 at 4pm.

944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787.

Marin Society of Artists Through Jul 28, “On the Road,” juried art exhibit features depictions of highways and byways across America. Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Jul 29, “Make Your Mark,” exhibition of work by artists who explore making marks in unique ways commemorates MarinMOCA’s 35th year.

Reception, Jun 16 at 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Jul 26, “Tell Me a Story,” juried

by Chester Arnold. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

Tuesday Night Live Weekly standup series features comedians at the top of their game. Jul 31, 8pm. $17-$27. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Events Bolinas Bazaar See a collection of contemporary art, jewelry and other wares from local artists and makers, with live music and more. Jul 28, 12pm. Free. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.0330.

The B/Sider Storytelling Series Veterans of the Moth Main Stage, SF Sketchfest and NPR headline a night of true stories told live in a legendary former recording studio. Jul 27, 7:30pm. $25. Harmonia, 2200 Marinship Way, Sausalito. 415.332.1432.

Crush MS Summer Celebration & Symposium Napa nonprofit raises funds to support finding the cure for multiple sclerosis during an afternoon featuring the region’s best wine, food, music and more on hand. Jul 28, 2pm. $60-$100. Reid Family Vineyards, 1020 Borrette Ln, Napa.

707.363.3639.

Fly Away Home Meet adoptable feathered friends and chat with several bird experts. Jul 29, 11am.

Marin Humane, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4621.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 31, “Landscapes & Cityscapes,” group exhibition of works on canvas. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

Headlands Summer Open House Meet the Center’s artists in residence, view works in progress, and soak up the awesomeness that permeates the artistrenovated military campus. Jul 29, 12pm.

Free. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 415.331.2787.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jul 29, “7th Annual Photographers Group Show,” highlighting the work of San Geronimo Valley and regional photographers. Reception, Jul 15 at 4pm. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

International Friendship Day Project Create a friendship-inspired art piece to be incorporated into a single work of art officially unveiled on the International Day of Friendship, July 31. Through Jul 27, 10am. Free. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Jul 31, “Beyond Words,” view a collection of abstract works from local artists. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.384.8288.

Film

Throckmorton Theatre Through Jul 31, “Sharon Paster & Robbie Sugg,” oil paintings inspired by coastal scenes and works that intersect painting and print media show. Reception, Jul 10 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Art & Architecture in Cinema Get a look inside one of the largest and oldest museums in the world in the art film “Hermitage Revealed.” Jul 29, 1pm. $10-$18. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Comedy

Dark Money Filmmaker Kimberly Reed presents her political documentary and answers audience questions. Jul 29, 6:30pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Gali Kroup Standup performer recently won the World Series of Comedy. Jul 28, 8pm. $20.

Deconstructing the Beatles Scott Freiman’s ongoing multimedia presentations about the Fab Four this time

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The Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station welcomes George Winston July 28 for a sold-out show.

go back to their origins in “Birth of the Beatles.” Thurs, Jul 26, 7:30pm and Sun, Jul 29, 1pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Sea to Shining Sea Two veteran skateboarding buddies take a cross-country trip in this documentary and feature film hybrid, with director Maximon Monihan on hand for Q&A. Aug 1, 7:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Food & Drink Marinwood’s Summer Brewfest Featuring local breweries, live bands and awesome food. Tickets include 10 tastings and a commemorative glass. Jul 28, 2pm.

$18. Marinwood Community Park, 775 Miller Creek Rd, San Rafael. 415.479.0775.

Readings Book Passage Jul 25, 7pm, “All Your Perfects” with Colleen Hoover. Jul 26, 7pm, “The Foraged Art” with Leslie Jonath. Jul 27, 7pm, “Courage to Heal” memoir panel with Linda Joy Myers. Jul 28, 4pm, “Bug Girl” with Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper. Jul 29, 4pm, “Little Girls in Pretty Boxes” with Joan Ryan and Jamie Dantzscher. Jul 31, 7pm, “Habeas Data” with Cyrus Farivar. Aug 1, 7pm, “Killing It” with Camas Davis. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Dinners by Farm Burger

Dance Palace Jul 26, 7pm, Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Diesel Bookstore Last Thursday of every month, 12:30pm, Hello Sunshine Book Club Lunch Hour, discuss the monthly selection of Reese Witherspoon’s club. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Key Tea Jul 28, 6:30pm, Poetry to Burn with the Pen Men of Marin, featuring published poets and open mic. 921 C St, San Rafael 808.428.3233.

Novato Copperfield’s Books Jul 28, 5pm, “Breaking Up with Busy” with Yvonne Talley. Jul 30,

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Off the Grid’s rolling food truck party pulls into Marin Country Mart in Larkspur July 29 at 11am with great food, music and views.

4pm, “Where’s Waldo” party. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.

28. $25-$50. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, marinmusicals.org.

Rebound Bookstore Jul 25, 7pm, Hand to Mouth/ WORDS SPOKEN OUT. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

Pericles Marin Shakespeare Company presents the bard’s exciting adventure story full of comedy and romance. Through Aug 5. $10-$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

San Rafael Library Jul 29, 2pm, “Beside the Point: Close Encounters in the Global Classroom” with Philip O Chomak. 1100 E St, San Rafael 415.485.3323.

Theater Guys & Dolls Marin Musical Theatre Company presents the iconic, rollicking musical. Through Jul

The Savannah Sipping Society Ross Valley Players presents a laugh-aminute comedy about four Southern women trying escape their day-to-day routines. Through Aug 12. $22-$27.

Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

Spring Awakening Pied Piper Productions tells the classic German story of coming of age. Suggested for ages 13 and up. Jul 27-29. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

The PACIFIC SUN’s calendar is produced as a service to the community.

If you have an item for the calendar, send it to calendar@bohemian.com, or mail it to: NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN, 847 Fifth St, Santa Rosa CA 95404.

Inclusion of events in the print edition is at the editor’s discretion. Deadline is two weeks prior to desired publication date.

TO PLACE AN AD: email legals@pacificsun.com or fax: 415.485.6226. No walk-ins

please. All submissions must include a phone number and email. Ad deadline is Thursday, noon to be included in the following Wednesday print edition.

Seminars&Workshops

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

To include your seminar or workshop, call 415.485.6700

RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or, single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single’s Group or Women’s Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships or life and create success. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of July 30th. Evenings in Central San Rafael. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415-453-8117 GROUP FOR MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. A safe place to grieve and to explore many influences of mother loss in relationships, parenting, individual goals, trust, etc. Facilitated & developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 1997. Group for Former Members of High Demand Groups, “spiritual,” “religious,” “philosophical,” “Eastern,” “Coaching/ Improvement,” etc. Safety and trust in discussing experiences and coercive influence in groups and families with leaders who claim special status and who use unethical, manipulative methods to recruit and indoctrinate with increasing demands on personal lives.

Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 2003.

Contact: Colleen Russell, LMFT, GCP.Individual, Couple, Family & Group Therapy. 415-785-3513; crussell@colleenrussellmft.com

Community PIANO & VOICE LESSONS Julia Padilla . 415.479.8786

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under $600,000. Call Cindy Halverson 415-902-2729, BRE #01219375. Christine Champion, BRE# 00829362.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File—No: 144794 The following individual(s) are doing business: SUMMIT AT SKYWALKER RANCH, 3838 LUCAS VALLEY ROAD, NICASIO, CA 94946: 3838 LVR HOSPITALITY, LLC, ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING A, STE. 3700, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129.

This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 12, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 144686. The following individual(s) are doing business: SKY UNLIMITED, 107 BIRCH WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SKY UNLIMITED

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING GARDEN MAINTENANCE OSCAR 415-505-3606

LLC, 107 BIRCH WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 29, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 144735. The following individual(s) are doing business: TABLE FOODS, 1167 MAGNOLIA AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: TABLA FOODS LLC, 140 BUENA VISTA AVE, STINSON BEACH, CA 94970. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) herein.

This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 5, 2018. (Publication

Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File—No: 144692. The following individual(s) are doing business: NU BODY MASSAGE, 200 BROADWAY AVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: BRANDON FLOYD MARSH, 33 MERWIN AVE APT 3, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MAY 29, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE—No: 2018144755.

The following individual(s) are doing business: THE PILGRIMAGE, 387 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: NEW FOOD GROUP LLC, 67 CALIFORNIA AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA

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PublicNotices 94941. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 7, 2018. (Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018144916. The following individual(s) are doing business: LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, 135 TAMAL VISTA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, 135 TAMAL VISTA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 5, 2018. (Publication Dates: July 11, 18, 25, August 1 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 144848. The following individual(s) are doing business: TRAVEL PARTNERS, 150 BELLAM BLVD SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HOLLY CLESS, 88 SCENIC, FAIRFAX, CA 94930, JUNGHEE FLORA, 9 MT. BURNEY CT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 21, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018144951. The following individual(s) are doing business: MILL VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY, MILL VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY & SPORTS REHABILITATION, 619 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE, BLDG. B, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MVJBP PHYSICAL THERAPY CORPORATION, 6413 GWIN COURT, OAKLAND, CA 94611. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 5, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018145016.

The following individual(s) are doing business: GHOST IN THE NIGHT, 135 THIRD STREET, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 689 CELLARS, LP, 135 THIRD STREET, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JuLY 19, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 25, August 1, 8, 15 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018144902.

The following individual(s) are doing business: NATURAL BORN HEALER, 58 BROADVIEW DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901:

KARIM MOHSEN, 135 THIRD STREET, SUITE 58 BROADVIEW DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 29, 2018. (Publication Dates: July 25, August 1, 8, 15 of 2018) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1802150 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Laurinda Hampton has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Alexander Stephen Ocean Archacki to Proposed Name: Alexandr Ocean Hampton 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed,the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 8/17/2018, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A b. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center

Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JUN 21, 2018 Stephen P. Freccero Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Clerk MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C Lucchesi, Deputy No. 854 (Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018)

court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JUL 19, 2018 Stephen P. Freccero Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E Chais, Deputy (July 25, August 1, 8, 15 of 2018)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1802529 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Jessica Eleanor Wall has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Jessica Eleanor Wall to Proposed Name: Emilia Alanna Herman 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 9/4/2018, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A. The address of the

CASE NO.: 52-2018-DR-001508FD In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption of Minor by Relatives, W. F. and M. F., Petitioners.NOTICE OF ACTION THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Kayla Marie Tobin, white female, born in California on October 19, 1990, who does reside or has resided in Marin County, CA. You are hereby notified that a petition under oath has been filed in the abovestyled court for the termination of your parental rights to, and the adoption by relatives of, the child J.G.F. (DOB: 04/15/2012) who was born in Sonoma County, California. You are hereby commanded to be and appear on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., before the Honorable Susan St. John, judge of the above-styled court, at the St. Petersburg Judicial Building, Room 312, 545 First Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. The Court has set aside fifteen (15) minutes for this hearing. UNDER SECTION 63.089, FLORIDA STATUTES, FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE PETITION FOR TERMINATION

OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD

BY RELATIVES WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OR ASSERT REGARDING THE MINOR CHILD. IF THE COURT FINDS THAT YOU ARE INDIGENT, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Pinellas County Human Rights Office, 315 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756. Phone: (727) 464-4880 (voice); or (727) 464-4062 (TDD line), or 711 for the hearing impaired. Contact should be initiated at least seven days before the scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven days. The court does not provide transportation and cannot accommodate such requests. Persons with disabilities needing transportation to court should contact their local public transportation providers for information regarding transportation services.

(Publication Dates: July 25, and August 1, 8, 15 of 2018)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

My husband and I are lucky—like that couple in their 70s you wrote about—to have a satisfying sex life after 23 years together. Still, to be honest, there are times when we’re just going through the motions. I guess it’s natural that it isn’t as exciting as it was that first year or so. Maybe we just have to accept it. Or is there anything we can do? (We do have date nights and try to experiment with new things.)—Ho-Humming Somewhat

A:

It’s like buying your dream house—and then living in it for 12 years. You still love it, but you don’t jump up and down and yell “Woo-hoo! We live here!” the 10,044th time you walk through your door. The good news is, there’s a way to perk up the sexual excitement level in a long-term relationship, and it doesn’t involve attending parties where they have a bowl of keys at the door. You just need to get back to really being there while you’re having sex. This means truly feeling—that is, really being present for—the moment-by-moment sensations, like you did the very first time you got together. You know, back before you started (let’s be honest) sexual multitasking—running through your to-do list while getting it on.

Clinical psychologist Lori Brotto, who researches female sexual desire and arousal issues, finds that a practice called “mindfulness”—with Eastern spiritual origins—seems to be “an effective way of re-routing one’s focus . . . on to the sensations that are unfolding in the moment.” Mindfulness involves bringing your attention to the immediate moment. This isn’t to say you have to meditate to have better sex. However, one of the mindfulness meditation techniques involves scanning your body with your mind, focusing your attention on individual parts, and observing the sensations in them in that moment. That’s key. So, for example, point your attention at your breathing, at the points of skin-to-skin contact between you and your husband. Notice the temperature of your skin. Hot? Cool?

Do you feel tiny beads of sweat?

Brotto writes in Better Sex Through Mindfulness that in her research, “when the women learn to be right where they are with a partner, rather than in the myriad other places that their mind escapes to during sex, they start to experience sexual contact with their partner in a way that perhaps they had not experienced for months, years, or decades.” In other words, yes, there’s still hope to hear animalistic screaming in your bedroom again—and not just when your husband pulls on the oven mitts and holds the cat down so you can clip her toenails without losing an eye.

Q:

I’m a 35-year-old guy. My fiancée broke up with me a year ago. I was devastated. We don’t have any contact now, but I still love her. I haven’t been on one date since our breakup, and I reminisce about her constantly. My guy friends are, like, “Move on, dude. Get a life!” But honestly, that’s not that helpful. What is the best way to get over an ex, besides time?—Stuck

A:

Your buddies surely mean well in taking the “just say the magic words!” approach—“Get over it! Lotta fish in the sea, man!”—but you’re trying to recover from a breakup, not summon a genie. Lingering feelings of love for your fiancée are the problem.

As for a solution, research by cognitive psychologist Sandra J. E. Langeslag suggests you can decrease those feelings through “negative reappraisal” of your expartner—basically looking back and trying to see all the “bad” in her. For example, focus on her annoying habits and rude and stupid things she said and did. When Langeslag's research participants mentally trashed their ex-partner, it did diminish the love they felt for their ex. Yay! However, there was a side effect: all of this negative thinking—not surprisingly—made participants feel pretty bummed out.

But helpfully, Langeslag came around with a second strategy that helped them block out the feel-bad: distraction, like answering questions “about positive things unrelated to the breakup or the partner (e.g., What is your favorite food? Why?).”

Probably an even better source of distraction is turning to what Langeslag calls a “secondary task” (like playing a video game). Keep up the negativity and the distracting secondary tasks, and before long you should find yourself ready for a level-three distraction: losing yourself in a forest of Tinder hussies.

Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

Astrology

For the week of July 25

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Be extra polite

and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had.

Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs.

Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) Your past is

not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why—and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them.

Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

LEO (July 23–August 22) As you wobble

and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do.

In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The

Spanish word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as

By Rob Brezsny

well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller.

Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images—except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22– December 21) “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine—not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19)

“There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.”

Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself.

Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) In Janet

Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “Heartdew.

Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen. Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”)

I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as if empathy is a superpower.

Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888 or 1.800.350.7700.

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